Ebb and Flow

November 2, 2024 to March 30, 2025 Julie Oakes, Hesitation Over a Shadow of Lizards, 2020, oil on panel.   Ebb and Flow explores the Okanagan Valley’s natural and cultural history through the Four Elements: Earth, Water, Air, and Fire. This exhibition examines how these elements have shaped the valley’s…

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Redactions

Amy Modahl November 2, 2024 to January 12, 2025 Amy Modahl, Untitled, 2023, oil and drawing media on canvas. 20 x 20 in. Photo courtesy of the artist.   Redactions presents the latest work from artist Amy Modahl, featuring a collection of paintings on canvas and paper. This series is…

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Space #1

Chris Cran October 5, 2024 to January 26, 2025 Chris Cran, Space #1, 1996, oil and acrylic on canvas. Collection of the Kelowna Art Gallery. Gift of the artist in memory of J.R. Cran, 2001.   Chris Cran’s Space #1 was acquired by the Kelowna Art Gallery in 2001 and…

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#HOPEANDHEALINGCANADA

Tracey-Mae Chambers October 12, 2024 to February, 2025 Tracey-Mae Chambers, #HOPEANDHEALINGCANADA, 2024, installation detail, courtesy of the artist.   #hopeandhealingcanada invites an understanding between Indigenous and settler communities through a site-specific installation hand-crafted with vibrant red yarn. This knit and crochet series has travelled to over 100 public institutions, including…

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The Wild Ride

Lucas Glenn September 17, 2024 to March, 2025 Lucas Glenn, The Wild Ride, installation detail, courtesy of the artist.   The Wild Ride is a site-specific installation using dirt bike parts to form a support system for an indoor plant. This work aims to transform tools of ecological domination into…

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Rise/Fall: Works from the Permanent Collection

October 5, 2024 to January 26, 2025 Nobuo Kubota in collaboration with Doug Biden, Kelowna Rhapsody, 1999, lithograph on paper. Collection of the Kelowna Art Gallery. Gift of the artist, 1999.   Rise/Fall explores the interplay of the human body and the landscape, drawing from both historical and contemporary works…

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Rupture / Recuperation

Judith K Schwarz June 2024 to June 2025 Satellite space at the Kelowna International Airport (YLW) Judith K Schwarz, Folding, 2011. Waterjet cut aluminum sculpture. Courtesy of the artist. Rupture / Recuperation is a meditation on the destabilized era which our world is currently facing. Through three large-scale aluminum artworks,…

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Stories that animate us

June 22 to September 22, 2024 Stories that animate us highlights a diverse selection of works on paper and animations from a wide range of collectively shared oral histories, knowledge systems, and cosmologies, as well as personal memories, imaginings, and dreams. Whether evoking the spirit world, creating fictional tales, or…

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Sand Castles

Jackie McLaughlin April 8 to September 15, 2024   Jackie McLaughlin, Sand Castles, 2024, Moss, sand, metal, and stone.   Artist Jackie McLaughlin’s new installation Sand Castles is an exploration of ecological consciousness and environmental awareness. Rooted deeply within these themes, McLaughlin delves into the dynamics of creation, industrialism, and the inherent…

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What is Fragile?

Victoria Verge and zev tiefenbach April 20 to July 12, 2024 What is Fragile? is an exploration into the delicate interplay of memory, movement, and resilience through the lens of Kelowna-based artist Victoria Verge and Salmon Arm-based artist zev tiefenbach. Through their distinct yet complementary artistic inquiries, Verge and tiefenbach…

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Art in Action: Inspiring Awe

March 16 to May 5, 2024 Young artists from across the Central Okanagan School District are invited to participate in the 38th annual Art in Action student exhibition at the Kelowna Art Gallery. This year the exhibition’s theme is Inspiring Awe, which promises a visually stimulating experience for all art…

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Poppies

Amanda McCavour March to October 2024 Amanda McCavour is a Toronto-based artist who uses a sewing machine to create “thread drawings” that are part of her large-scale embroidered installations. This unique approach allows her to transform two-dimensional sketches into three-dimensional installations, resembling familiar settings such as a vibrant garden. In…

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Significant Forms

March 2 to June 9, 2024 Significant Forms pushes the boundaries of the traditional gallery, offering an immersive journey into the minds of seven influential contemporary Canadian artists whose work allows visitors to experience an unexpected, reimagined art space. Referencing the art and aesthetics theory introduced by twentieth-century critic and…

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Bloom

Simone King November 27, 2023 to April 17, 2024 Kelowna-based artist Simone King utilizes needle-felted wool, assorted textiles, and clay to create Bloom, a powerful narrative that unfolds across the Glass Gallery space. This work features a mesmerizing “wool painting” alongside sculptural fantasy creatures, each a manifestation of the artist’s…

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Celebration: Pride in Every Colour

Members’ Exhibition 2024 May 11 to July 12, 2024 This year’s Members Exhibition embraces the spirit of Pride Month, inviting artists to imbue their work with a lively array of colours symbolizing diversity and love. Pride season, marked by parades and festivities, stands as a celebration of human rights—affirming the…

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Okanagan Print Triennial 2024

July 20 to October 24, 2024 The Okanagan Print Triennial celebrates the vitality and diversity in contemporary printmaking. This year, twenty-five exceptional artists represent the pinnacle of current printmaking practice. Hand selected by the OPT Jury, these artists’ works offer audiences in the Okanagan a rare opportunity to engage with…

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The General Store

Ben Evely and Nahanni McKay January 13 to April 14, 2024   The General Store is a project that surveys the commodification of the natural world through the lens of outdoor recreation and tourism culture. This initiative was started by artists Nahanni McKay and Ben Evely in their hometown of…

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All the Stars We Cannot See

Megan Smith and Gao Yujie October 28, 2023 to March 10, 2024 All the Stars We Cannot See is an immersive installation that explores the boundless expanse of satellite activity in space featuring a virtual sky with over 25,500 orbiting satellites. Created by Kelowna-based artists Dr. Megan Smith and Dr.…

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Display Case

Adad Hannah September 30, 2023 to October 6, 2024 Display Case is a sculptural installation located in the Rotary Courtyard at the Kelowna Art Gallery. The installation features a large greenhouse containing armatures that can only be viewed through the greenhouse’s glass walls. The ad-hoc structure within the greenhouse creates…

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Unsettled

Victoria Verge July 18 to November 27, 2023 Victoria Verge, Unsettled, 2023. Ceramic, bird wings, wire, fishhooks, cloth, acrylic.   Unsettled is a thought-provoking sculptural installation that draws inspiration from the artist, Victoria Verge’s childhood marked by frequent relocation as the daughter of a Canadian Forces soldier. By utilizing flying…

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